MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141106
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 13:54
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 100 2-Core 184 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 258 32% 242 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 59.8 50% 63.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 54.1 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 268 Write 123 Mixed 172 41% 188 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 30.7 128% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 93.1 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 99.4 78% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 165GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 292 293 293 292 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 435 Mixed 379 SusWrite 299 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 60.4 194% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 371GB free Firmware: KC65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 120 122 123 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 121 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 150 156 153 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 152 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 153 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 85%
Samsung G2 Portable 500GB 768 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 248GB free, PID 6033 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,854 Write 24.2 Mixed 55.2 888% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 696 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.5 2,657% 233 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 20.9 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 18.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 6,772 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,385x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,665x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	457x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,245x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	406x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	207x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16